Famous Ukrainian coach Vyacheslav Grozny shared his expectations from the Ukrainian championship match between Shakhtar and Dynamo.
"Both teams are performing superbly this year. They have scored in every match, by the way. Including Shakhtar's matches against Marseille in the Europa League. "Shakhtar did not lose a single point in the domestic league in the spring, while Dynamo drew twice. It is precisely these 4 points that Dynamo Kyiv lacks. Yes, Dynamo scored more, but Shakhtar conceded less.
You might think so: "Shakhtar have four points. But no matter how they play, even if Shakhtar lose, they will still be 1 point ahead of Dynamo. If Dnipro-1 and Polissia beat them, they will still become champions.
Dynamo have changed their head coach, and under Oleksandr Shovkovskyi we see that Dynamo are also playing quite well, just like under Mircea Lucescu, we have to give them their due. Under Mircea Lucescu, Dynamo became national champions, won the Cup, won the Super Cup. Of course, Shovkovsky and his coaching staff would like to reaffirm the great traditions of Dynamo, whose task is to win all tournaments.
What are Dynamo's trump cards? In my opinion, Dynamo traditionally have a great pressing game and are well prepared functionally. In most matches, they add in the second half and win most matches due to the second half. They press, switch quickly from defence to attack, and don't let their opponents play. They have a leader. He has played for Borussia Dortmund, West Ham and other teams abroad - Andriy Yarmolenko. He is a charismatic leader who knows how to unite the players. He is a creative player.
Look at Shaparenko, Buyalsky. I worked with him, this guy has progressed a lot, and I'm pleased that we, my coaching staff, also had a hand in making sure that he joined Dynamo Kyiv. Look at Kabaev, Voloshin. I'm not even talking about Brazhko yet. To make it easier for them, the attacking players know that Brazhko does a huge amount of work, he insures them all. He has a strong shot. It feels like he's been playing at Dynamo for 10 years - he's so much a part of the team.
In addition, not a single Dynamo player switches off when he loses the ball. This is a very important point, because not many teams, even at the European level, have this. Many players switch off. Dynamo players don't switch off, they press, they move very quickly from one phase of the game to another.
Both teams will want to win, it's understandable. But Shakhtar understand internally that Dynamo will have to play actively, which means that the full-backs will be involved and there will be free zones. And Shakhtar know how and like to make great use of free zones. Therefore, both teams will try to control the ball reliably. Yes, Dynamo will try to deliver the ball faster. "Shakhtar will try to deliver the ball more reliably when there is a prerequisite for scoring.
Each team understands the opponent's trump cards. "Shakhtar understand that Dynamo press well, so they will try not to make any mistakes in what is called the build-up. The coach will tell them not to play adventurously. Every coach understands how to play, but it's how the players implement it that matters. It will be an uncompromising game. Both teams will do their best and work hard. We will see a very interesting match," Grozny said.
